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BART offers 50% off all Clipper fares in September
BART will offer a special promotion of 50% off all fares on Clipper for the entire month of September 2021. The discount will apply to all fares on Clipper and will be stackable with other Clipper discounts. That means 50% off will be given on top of already discounted Clipper cards such as Youth, Senior, RTC
Proposed BART budget focuses on cleaner trains, brighter stations
FY08 preliminary budget spends small surplus on riders After nearly five years in a row of belt-tightening, BART is projecting a small surplus in its next fiscal year's budget and plans to spend the extra revenues on riders. BART General Manager Thomas E. Margro presented a $624.8 million Fiscal Year 2008
BART thanks FTA for efforts to fund project to increase capacity
The Federal Transit Administration has notified Congress that it intends to issue a Full Funding Grant Agreement for BART’s Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Program after a legally mandated 30-day congressional review of the proposed grant. Though not the final step in the approval of federal funding for the
BART Board elects first former employee as Board President
The BART Board of Directors on Thursday unanimously elected Bob Franklin to serve as its new president. Franklin holds the distinction of being the first former BART employee to serve as president of the BART Board of Directors. The Board also unanimously elected Board Member John McPartland to serve as vice
BART worker struck and killed by a train near Concord Station
A tragic accident killed a BART worker who was near the tracks between Pleasant Hill and Concord stations Tuesday, October 14, 2008. A train traveling eastbound struck 44-year-old Structures Inspector James R. Strickland around 9:30 this morning. Immediately after the accident, BART officials shut down the
BART Board approves resolution in support of Alliance for Girls efforts
Update: In April 2021, BART launched the Not One More Girl campaign. The BART Board of Directors have approved a resolution in support of partnering with the Alliance for Girls to launch a sexual harassment prevention campaign in April and form a working group to make recommendations to advance a gender
Ask BART: All you need to know about eBART
The newest segment in the ongoing “Ask BART” series looks at the East Contra Costa BART Extension (eBART). eBART is a new type of train for BART, although they are widely in use in Europe and elsewhere in the US. Called DMU (for diesel multiple-unit) trains, they are smaller than BART trains, have comfortable
Bill to allow BART to reduce GHG emissions signed into law
It will now be easier for BART to pursue greater greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions by increasing its use of clean energy thanks to a bill signed today by Governor Jerry Brown. SB 502, authored by Senator Mark Leno (D- San Francisco) and sponsored by BART, provides the District more options for doing
BART partners with veterans’ groups to connect homeless veterans with services
Above: Swords to Plowshares outreach worker talks with man outside BART, Nov. 5, 2019 By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerSometimes there are signs; camouflage-pattern clothing, a tattoo, a certain bearing in the way a person carries themselves. Outreach workers focusing on veterans are walking the